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Smallish floorstander that sounds good placed just

in front of the wall behind them. They must be placed about 6 inches from the wall behind them. Looking for the speaker to have a smaller footprint also. Totem Arro is one speaker that comes to mind - any others I can consider? They can be bigger then the Arro also.

Will want to drive them with a 70-80 watt Peachtree Nova in a second system.
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martykl
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The older version of the Merlin VSM (SE or earlier) actually benefits tonally from such placement (tho the imaging is slightly traded off). The speaker was a little lean thru the mid/upper bass and the reinforcement/rise in cancellation frequency from near wall placement fleshes it out nicely. It might be a bit pricey for use with a Nova in a second system (but I bet it mates very well, sonically). You might find a 10+ year old that makes sense $-wise.

Good Luck,

Marty
martykl
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Sorry, I just saw the budget note. Merlins will almost certainly be too expensive. I also use Preludes (in my gym) as recommended above. They sit near wall with pretty good results.

Marty
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